Buenos Aires, Aug. 9 -- Santiago Ascacibar scored a first-half equalizer as Boca Juniors and Velez Sarsfield drew 1-1 in Argentina's Clausura tournament.
Valdes gave Velez the lead in the 12th minute at Boca's La Bombonera with a chipped finish aftera swift counterattack.
Ascacibar equalized in the 39th minute by bundling home from close range after Leonel Flores' shot was parried away by Tomas Marchiori on Saturday.
Boca looked more likely to score in the second half but could not find a way past Marchiori, who made a series of sharp saves. Velez remains top of Zone A with 10 points from four games, five ahead of sixth-placed Boca.
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